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New Rottie Pup :)
Everyone meet Fat Albert! Our other dog is named Hailey, and her nickname is Hayhay, so we decided that the new pup had to be named Fat Albert. LOL. Hailey has been depressed without her friend, so when a friend of a friend of a cousin showed me a pic of Albert, I couldn't resist. He is 7 weeks old tomorrow, and he has a tail....yay! I don't like docked tails. He's a sweetie, although I wish he had been left with his mama longer....I feel that 6.5 weeks is too young to be weaned! He and Hailey are getting along good now, and I wanted to share the pics of them.
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He's adorable!
I do have a question, though. 7 weeks is awfully young to be away from his momma - where did you get him?
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Your pup is adorable, but you should have just walked away. You're supporting someone who is being irresponsible. That's not reputable breeder; people like that are the ones who add to the incredible pet overpopulation that is flooding our streets and shelters with homeless animals. The guy splits them up earlier because it's cheaper for him, not because it's better for the animals.
That being said, Al's nibbling behavior is to be expected because of his earlier separation from his mother and siblings. His bite inhibition hasn't been addressed as fully as it would have been had he stayed with them longer. You have to teach it to him now. Any sort of teeth on person contact immediately ends interaction. You can add a short, high-pitched "yelp" or "ow" as well, to indicate you don't like what he's doing. If he keeps doing it, interaction stops for several minutes. It's going to take a while for him to learn, but if you're consistent he'll get it eventually.
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I know you've been on the Pets board before. Why in the name of all that's holy would you do something like this? Whether you paid this guy or not, you supported a backyard breeder. Notice how he said he's done this before? He'll keep doing it if people keep buying these dogs from him.
For the record, what this dumbass did is illegal.
And that nibbling he's doing? It's what 6-week-old puppies do. It's what they learn not to do when they stay with their littermates until a more appropriate time.
Jesus Christ on a cracker.
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Well, thank you for being so kind and welcoming on the board. Yes, I may have made a mistake by supporting a backyard breeder, even though I did not pay him...the thought did not cross my mind at the time. Did you have to be so unkind in pointing that out? And for the record, my state is not listed on the lovely chart you posted the link to. I agree that 6.5 weeks was too young to be seperated from his mother, and that is why I asked if he could go back and be with her a little longer. When I was told that was not an option I decided to just go ahead and take him home.
Thank you to everyone who has kindly agreed with me that he is too young to be seperated from his mother and has offered advice on his nibbling issue.
This is what I want to know, too. And not in an "OMG YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PERSON" kind of way, just in a curious way. Why would you go ahead and do something that you know is a bad idea? It would have been easy to walk away and find a pup elsewhere.
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<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home DHmmm...what made you think the other home would be any worse than your home? I'm just curious...
In terms of having a puppy that young..well now you have him so..people gave you some advice on the bit inhibition issue. Another thing to remember is that he's really, really young. With all puppies, but especially with him you need to make sure that he has limited contact with other dogs and dog areas until he has all his shots. He could be very at risk for parvo etc.
Also, stop the cycle of this BYB by making sure you get him neutered when he's old enough.
When the issue is supporting backyard breeders that contribute to the death of millions of companion animals each year (when most women on this board volunteer so much of their time and personal money to fight it) . . . yeah, we're not going to respond with puppies and rainbows. Especially when the person admits that they know better.
He is adorable.
I got our pup from a BYB, but I didn't understand how wrong it was for me to do so. I love Draco so much, and is a blessing to our life, but I frequently feel guilty about how he came in our lives and I wish I'd known better.
We brought him home at 9 weeks and still had to dedicate a lot of time and training to bite inhibition. Please put 100% effort into this issue. You have a large breed, and one that is often attached with a bad reputation for being aggressive. I do not agree with that assumption of rotties, but if others notice your dog has the slightest tendency to bite or nibble, they will freak out. I've seen it happen. People may want to stop coming to your home, trusting you to watch their children, etc.
Just make sure you do all that you can to teach him bite inhibition. It will not be easy. It certainly wasn't easy at 9 weeks old, but we now have a wonderful dog. I'm not saying he's well behaved, because that's not true, but he doesn't have issues with his teeth making contact with our skin/clothes.
Good luck with your new pup. In the future, consider rescuing a pup from a shelter.
I do agree with everyone else here, BUT since you have an older dog, maybe she is like mine and will mama your puppy. The puppy may learn bite inhibition and other things through your dog that he is missing from his mom and littermates.
I also think 6.5 weeks is WAY too young to be away from mama and would have requested that he stay with her or walked away- for at least another 3 weeks. You can find puppies in a shelter whose life you would have saved.
But what is done is done. I would recommend having him neutered around 5 or 6 months and definitely start obedience training as soon as all of his shots are complete. Good luck.